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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Skokie

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 18 of 101 · Towns of Illinois Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+0.2% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Skokie 33,345
Illinois 6.6M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance Skokie · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 33,345 · 2025
First value 32,011 · 1990
Highest 34,113 · 2007
Lowest 31,563 · 1991
Average change +0.1% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearSkokieChange Illinois
2025 33,345 +0.1% 6.6M
2024 33,327 +2.5% 6.6M
2023 32,513 +0.1% 6.5M
2022 32,471 +2.4% 6.5M
2021 31,696 −0.9% 6.4M
2020 31,988 −1.6% 6.3M
2019 32,515 −0.2% 6.5M
2018 32,567 −0.9% 6.6M
2017 32,866 −1.2% 6.6M
2016 33,267 −0.0% 6.6M
2015 33,270 −0.2% 6.6M
2014 33,329 −0.5% 6.6M
2013 33,482 +0.8% 6.6M
2012 33,223 +2.3% 6.6M
2011 32,474 −0.4% 6.6M
2010 32,607 −2.0% 6.6M
2009 33,284 −2.2% 6.6M
2008 34,046 −0.2% 6.6M
2007 34,113 +1.4% 6.6M
2006 33,629 +4.4% 6.5M
2005 32,204 +0.7% 6.4M
2004 31,971 +0.5% 6.3M
2003 31,810 −1.1% 6.3M
2002 32,166 −3.1% 6.3M
2001 33,187 −1.2% 6.4M
2000 33,596 +1.8% 6.5M
1999 32,987 +1.9% 6.5M
1998 32,378 +0.2% 6.3M
1997 32,307 −1.4% 6.3M
1996 32,781 +0.2% 6.2M
1995 32,711 +0.6% 6.2M
1994 32,523 +1.4% 6.1M
1993 32,081 +1.0% 6.1M
1992 31,762 +0.6% 6M
1991 31,563 −1.4% 5.9M
1990 32,011 5.9M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Illinois

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
100 East St Louis 7,360
99 Harvey 8,899
98 Dolton 9,595
97 Maywood 10,102
96 North Chicago 10,229
95 Carbondale 10,386
94 Kankakee 10,648
93 Park Forest 10,673
92 Freeport 11,124
91 Huntley 11,558
90 Homer Glen 11,842
89 Chicago Heights 11,851
88 Danville 11,864
87 Elmwood Park 12,440
86 Wilmette 12,447
85 Morton Grove 12,505
84 Westmont 12,519
83 Melrose Park 12,657
82 Alton 12,673
81 Galesburg 12,749
80 Zion 12,950
79 Edwardsville 13,309
78 Collinsville 13,659
77 West Chicago 13,808
76 New Lenox 13,826
…
21 Berwyn 30,630
20 Des Plaines 31,286
19 Decatur 32,581
18 Skokie 32,866
17 Palatine 38,441
16 Evanston 39,637
15 Arlington Heights 40,623
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.